Carole Mitchell

New Report! The top ten beef companies in the world have an outsized impact on climate and nature. In our report we found that meat companies are refusing to address the cow in the room: methane.

Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/

UPDATE: President Lula has vetoed parts of the 'Devastation Bill!' His decision offers some welcome hope for nature and climate and goes a long way toward preventing an unforced error ahead of COP30.

Thanks @sustainableviews.bsky.social

Great investigation. Thanks for including @mightyearth.org quote.

I have been reporting on deforestation in Brazil for years.

Last year, along with @aliceross.bsky.social and Naira Hofmeister, I decided to dig into beef giant JBS’s flagship promise: to eliminate deforestation from its Amazon supply chain by the end of 2025.

So what’s actually changed?

World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.

World’s largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

HT @mightyearth.org
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Tainted Steel: The Deadly Consequences of Hyundai's Dirty Steel Supply Chain January 27 Available in English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese Featuring: Glenn Hurowitz, Mighty Earth Eduardo Mosqueda, Tsikini Nancy Bui, Justice For Formosa Victims Danilo Chammas, Cordillera Institute Simon Weibe, Wildsight Matthew Mehalik, Breathe Project

The deadly consequences of Hyundai's #steel supply chain revealed at Mighty Earth webinar.

Tainted steel in Hyundai's global supply chain is linked to climate destruction, deforestation, pollution, death, violence against Indigenous Peoples, & human rights violations - spanning several continents.

JBS backs away from sustainability officer’s comments on emissions goals JBS has been accused by Mighty Earth of renegading on its environmental commitments as opposition to a planned US listing mounts.

JBS CSO Jason Weller had said in an interview that its net-zero target was an "aspiration" rather than a "promise". Asked by Just Food to clarify those comments, the company issued a statement that suggested Weller may have stepped out of line.
www.just-food.com/news/jbs-bac...

Mighty Earth responds to JBS’ claim that it never promised to be Net Zero by 2040 - Mighty Earth Brazilian meat giant JBS has claimed that the company’s net-zero emissions pledge was “never a promise” and that it only has an “aspiration” to be Net Zero by 2040.

Brazilian meat giant JBS has claimed that the company's net-zero emissions pledge was "never a promise." These comments are a clumsy attempt to evade accountability and to wash its hands for its outsized impact on the planet. mightyearth.org/article/migh...

Hi @christianccummins.bsky.social Thanks and always happy to help. Thanks too for using several clips of Julian, our policy director. Great piece. Onwards…